config: Add configs scripts used in Learning gem5

Added a new directory in configs (learning_gem5) to hold the scripts that are
used in the book. See http://lowepower.com/jason/learning_gem5/ for a working
copy. For now, only the scripts in Part 1: Getting started with gem5
have been added. A separate patch adds tests for these scripts.

Committed by: Nilay Vaish <nilay@cs.wisc.edu>

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+Learning_gem README
+-------------------
+This directory contains the configuration scripts used in the "Learning gem5"
+book. The scripts contained in these directories are for educational purposes
+only and should not be used for architectural research as-is.
+
+"Learning gem5" is currently in early development stages. A pre-alpha working
+version of the book can be found at the following URL.
+
+http://lowepower.com/jason/learning_gem5/
+
+This directory is broken into one subdirectory per part of the book.
+
+Goals of these scripts
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+These scripts are not necessarily useful outside the scope of the learning
+gem5 book. The goal is to include the learning gem5 scripts, following the
+book as closely as possible, so that the regression tester will catch any
+changes that affect the book.
+
+For general users, these are *not* good scripts to use for running complex
+architectural experiments. These scripts *are* a good starting point example
+of how to write your own scripts for experiments.
+
+Feedback
+~~~~~~~~
+Send mail to power.jg@gmail.com to provide feedback.
+